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Esquites

Name: Esquites
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 4 cups kernels from 4 to 5 cobs sweet corn kernels (corn kernels); 2 tbsp butter; 1/2 finely chopped onion; 1 clove minced garlic; 1 minced, or 2 green chillies jalapeño; 3 tbsp mayonnaise; 1 1/2 tbsp lime juice lemon juice; 1/2 cup cotija or feta crumbled queso fresco; 1 tsp or Tajín red chilli powder (indian red chili powder); a handful chopped coriander leaves (cilantro); 3/4 tsp salt

All the joy of street corn, none of it stuck in your teeth.

20 minTime

7 gProtein each

mediumSpice

Corn in a cup2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayCharred corn, mayo, lime, cotija and chilli.

The original

294kcalsame

7 gproteinsame

4 gfibresame

20minutessame

Esquites.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Sweet corn kernels (corn kernels)4 cups kernels, from 4 to 5 cobs

Butter2 tbsp

Onion½, finely chopped

Garlic1 clove, minced

Jalapeño1, minced, or 2 green chillies

Mayonnaise3 tbsp

Lemon juice1½ tbsp lime juice

Queso fresco½ cup cotija or feta, crumbled

Red chilli powder (indian red chili powder)1 tsp, or Tajín

Coriander leaves (cilantro)a handful, chopped

Salt¾ tsp

Method

4 steps

1Heat butter in a wide pan until foaming. Add the corn in one layer and leave it alone.
2Stir in onion, garlic and jalapeño and cook until soft. Season with salt.
3Off the heat, stir in mayonnaise and lime juice.
4Spoon into cups and top with crumbled cheese, chilli powder and coriander.

Serve it like this

Serve warm in paper cups or small bowls with a spoon, extra lime wedges and chilli powder on the side.

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Esquites

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